Task 1. Answer the questions according to the reading passage.
The future of energy – are biofuels the answer to our problems? Over recent years there has been great concern about global warming and pollution, and there is a need to find alternative energy sources that are renewable. Biofuels may be one answer. Biofuels are derived from agricultural crops, such as soybeans or com, and are therefore renewable. There are a number of environmental benefits of using biofuels. They cause less pollution than traditional petroleum-based fuels, and they do not contribute to global warming because they only release back into the environment the carbon dioxide that their source plants took out of the atmosphere in the first place. One major challenge is growing enough crops to meet demand. It is estimated that nearly all the world's remaining forests and open spaces would need to be devoted to these crops for biofuel to satisfy our global energy needs. Another problem with biofuels is that producing them may well require more energy than they can generate. One study found that producing ethanol (a biofuel derived from com) required 29 percent more energy than the end product itself is capable of generating. There were similarly troubling numbers in making biodiesel from soybeans. There is no easy way for us to give up using fossil fuels such as petroleum, and the future will likely see a combination of sources from wind and ocean currents to hydrogen, solar, and, yes, some use of biofuels – powering our energy needs. What is often ignored when considering energy options, however, is the hard reality that we must reduce our consumption; we cannot just replace one fuel with another. Indeed, conservation is probably the largest single "alternative fuel" available to us.
1. One argument in favour of biofuels is that they…
a) cause no pollution;
b) produce no carbon dioxide;
c) cause no increase in global warming.
2. It is very difficult to…
a) persuade people to use biofuels;
b) produce the quantity of biofuels that we need;
c) find the right type of land to use.
3. A study found that the biofuel ethanol produces … energy than is needed to make it.
a) more;
b) as much;
c) less.
4. In the future we will…
a) have fewer types of energy available to us;
b) stop trying to produce biofuels;
c) a variety of energy sources.
5. The writer believes that the most effective way to solve our energy problems is to…
a) use less energy;
b) find more ways to produce energy;
c) do more research.
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Task 2. Choose the best variant to complete each sentence.
1. People in the past began to develop more … sources of food through primitive forms of agriculture.
a) reliable; b) useful; c) helpful; d) changeable.
2. The invention of microscope had a … effect on studies in the biological sciences and led to the discovery of cells.
a) stable; b) profound; c) difficult; d) various.
3. The nature of viruses has become … only within the last half of the 20th century and the first step on the path of this discovery was taken by the Russian botanist Ivanovsky in 1892.
a) hazardous; b) tolerant; c) wide-spread; d) evident.
4. Genetics regards genes as the primary units of … in all living things.
a) information; b) inheritance; c) connection; d) reliability.
5. Genetic engineering has made it possible to produce genetically … organisms.
a) modified; b) classified; c) organized; d) changed.
6. The cell … regulates what enters and leaves the cell and also aids in the protection and support of the cell.
a) nucleus; b) membrane; c) cytoplasm; d) chromosome.
7. Economic botany enables people to increase food supply and eliminate hunger and…
a) starvation; b) prosperity; c) security; d) poverty.
8. Climate change has become a major issue of concern for … and international agencies over the last few years.
a) authorities; b) governments; c) organizations; d) societies.
9. Governments in many countries of the world struggle against a lot … habits involving more and more young people.
a) ruinous; b) favourable; c) irreducible; d) extraordinary.
MODULE 7. WORK AND BUSINESS
PART 1. PRACTICE YOUR READING
AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Text 1
Exercise 1. Read the following CV summary and fill in the header for each section with "Education", "Work Experience", "Personal Details", "Profile" and "Skills and Interests".
The CV
Andrea Patarino Rome, Italy
1. Date of birth: 23 June 1980. Marital status: Single.
2. A British Culture Studies and English Linguistics graduate with four years' experience in the field of international cultural cooperation. Self-motivated, dynamic and ready to meet new challenges.
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3. 2000–2005 University of Rome, M.A. in British Culture Studies.
4. 2003-present Project co-ordinator, British Council, Rome, Italy 2002–2003 Internship, National Youth Agency, Leicester, UK 2001–2002 Tour guide, Tourist Information Centre, Rome, Italy.
5. IT skills (good knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office), fluent in English (Certificate of Proficiency obtained in 2003), well-travelled, enjoys reading and skiing.
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